Stephen Fesler
Stephen is a professional urban planner in Puget Sound with a passion for sustainable, livable, and diverse cities. He is especially interested in how policies, regulations, and programs can promote positive outcomes for communities. With stints in great cities like Bellingham and Cork, Stephen currently lives in Seattle. He primarily covers land use and transportation issues and has been with The Urbanist since 2014.
Burien is seeking to bring back the cornerstore to residential neighborhoods. An ordinance adopted on Tuesday will pave the way for "legacy storefronts" to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Walx0iQZfiY
Dave Amos rattles through 15 things in urban planning that you may not have known.
Kenmore could be on the cusp of passing a package of amendments that streamline the permitting process for affordable housing projects and provide a...
Phase 2: Many counties in the Puget Sound region have moved to Phase 2 reopening ($) under Governor Jay Inslee's new orders.
Induced demand: A...
https://youtu.be/LduaiX0yj6E
Bloomberg Quicktake highlights America’s growing homelessness struggles and ways that could lessen it.
https://youtu.be/cDm218xvp00
If you missed out on our December meetup, you can rewatch it here. We had Representative Joe Fitzgibbon join as a special guest speaker...
Housing and land use issues remain a legislative focal point, even with the Covid pandemic and recession drawing much of the attention and energy...
TO cut backs: Despite earlier expansion ambitions, Toronto's subway expansion plans have been cut back again.
Mass vaccination: Bloomberg CityLab looks at what kinds of...